Five teens injured in crash

Updated 7:51 am, Monday, October 15, 2012

Scene of a rollover crash in Gallatin Saturday where State Police say five teenagers were seriously hurt. (State Police photo)

Scene of a rollover crash in Gallatin Saturday where State Police say five teenagers were seriously hurt. (State Police photo)

Five teens injured in crash

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GALLATIN — Five teenagers were seriously injured in a rollover accident Saturday afternoon, and the driver of the car is expected to be charged in connection with the crash, State Police said.

Four of the teenagers — one of whom is in critical but stable condition — suffered broken bones, troopers said. Another passenger suffered a head injury.

Troopers said the accident unfolded as follows:

At 4:57 p.m., Austen Link, 17, of Pine Plains, was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry in the Columbia County town on Route 2 near the intersection of Beaver Road when he lost control of the car while approaching a turn. The sedan veered off the road, struck a guardrail, flipped over into nearby woods and only stopped when it struck a pair of trees.

Troopers said Link was likely speeding, but that he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. No one in the car was wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, troopers said.

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CaitlinMclain,16, of Claverack, suffered a broken back and cuts to her body. Another 15-year-old passenger, who was not identified because she is younger than 16, suffered a fractured leg. Amber Lynn Mclain, 18, of Claverack, suffered a fractured back and, as of Sunday afternoon, was in critical, but stable condition. Both Caitlin and Amber Mclain and the unidentified 15-year-old were all sitting in the back of the car at the time of the crash. All three teens are being treated at St. Francis Hospital.